Adding to the rumors that he always had the privilege to act first and report later while executing tasks, it made them even more fearful.
"Hmph, just grabbing the credit gives him a sense of superiority." The young officer who rebutted seemed still indignant.
The others naturally wouldn't refute him, chiming in, "Yeah, it's just about connections, so what's the big deal?"
"He thinks he's something special, but he's just got the same rank as us, right?" However, they were clear about their own gap with the hook-nosed man.
Foolish weaklings... you can't stop their self-consolation, can you?
Just then, there came a rustling sound from the bushes nearby.
The young officers immediately became alert.
"Who? Who's there? Come out quick!" The youngest chatterbox officer spoke first, raising his gun to aim at the unknown entity in the bushes.
But it turned out all that was hiding in the bushes was just a snake.
Approaching the bushes and discovering the truth, the young officer couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed at his own overreaction.
"Really... where did this snake come from?" he turned to his teammates and complained.
However, at that very instant, a gunshot suddenly rang out.
It came from the canopy!
"Hehe, the feeling of feinting before hitting... as good as ever." A sinister voice rose from the canopy.
The scene before Lin Beichen and Xia Luyao suddenly vanished.
Lin Beichen knew it was because the talisman had completely burned out.
His expression was heavy, and so was Xia Luyao's.
They exchanged a look, seeing the unease in each other's eyes.
"Honestly, I don't understand who really is under that mysterious figure." Lin Beichen slowly said.
Xia Luyao nodded in agreement.
At that moment, an officer in the scene was unexpectedly shot in the head and slowly fell down.
The young officer felt his muscles tense up, looking at the figure above who must've been lying in ambush for a long time, his heart filled with terror.
Not only because of this person's patience but also due to the immense sense of pressure this person brought.
The man's clothes were identical to those men who had previously intercepted Lin Beichen and Xia Luyao.
He jumped down from the branch, seemingly unworried about the remaining officers posing a threat.
He was one of the twelve Deadpools under that middle-aged man's command, each possessing their own thoughts and feelings.
Because Black Robe had never shown any thoughts or feelings, that man had been heavily utilizing him.
And naturally, for Deadpools with their own thoughts and feelings, the man dared not easily keep them by his side.
"I thought the task sent by that guy this time might be interesting." After landing, Ma Yi squatted to release most of the impact.
He swaggered towards the group of officers, "Turns out you two died in an explosion without my reminder, what idiots."
Faced with this formidable enemy, the officers were sweating like faced with a great enemy.
Although they didn't know who Ma Yi was here for, from his recent words, they naturally thought of Lin Beichen and Xia Luyao.
"A bunch of foolish insects." Ma Yi casually walked through the officers' defense line, "You really don't know who you were just talking to.
"Who were talking to? He meant the hook-nosed man, right? Among everyone present, who was special other than the hook-nosed man? This was the thought generated by the young officer upon hearing Ma Yi's words, yet it was also his last thought in life.
For when Ma Yi passed by them, they were all already dead.
"That guy... didn't expect him to show up here." Ma Yi's words revealed an uncontrollable excitement.
However, he seemed to suddenly think of something, speaking with a touch of regret, "What a pity, it seems this kind of affair isn't worth the effort of those stronger than me..."
His words carried an unspeakable confidence.
After all, that man, no matter what, was a person of note.
And around him, among his peers, only two could be compared to Ma Yi.
Then, how strong was Ma Yi?
His might was such that the man had to bestow him with a surname as recognition.
Without hesitation, Ma Yi stepped into that deep cave.
And not long after his departure, Lin Beichen and Xia Luyao hurriedly arrived at the scene.
Xia Luyao looked at the few remaining corpses and said through gritted teeth, "That guy, did he manage to escape?"
Lin Beichen didn't pay much attention to the person's departure, directly walking to the corpses, squatting down to examine them carefully.
He flipped over the bodies, inspecting their wounds.
"Seems like the injuries were all inflicted in close combat, no wonder we didn't hear gunshots," Lin Beichen said to Xia Luyao as he observed.
What kind of situation made these people abandon the use of firearms?
Perhaps only in the face of such suffocating pressure could they make such a choice.
Lin Beichen stood up, turned to Xia Luyao, and warned, "Once we get inside, you must be careful and not be careless."
Xia Luyao glanced at Lin Beichen disdainfully, mocking, "You, a rookie who hasn't completed many tasks, dare to lecture me, the captain?"
Lin Beichen merely smiled, saying no more.
However, within his heart, a sense of heaviness already lingered.